NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Volkswagen Golf Recalls
The 2010 Volkswagen Golf has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 6, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Volkswagen Golf. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 69
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Volkswagen Golf, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2010 Volkswagen Golf
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V148000
- Reported
- March 6, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 363,713
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Golf, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 16V913000
- Reported
- December 20, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 135,683
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V078000
- Reported
- February 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 659,493
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Golf, 7 other models
Fuel system, diesel
- Campaign
- 11V490000
- Reported
- October 3, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 168,275
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 Golf, 2 other models
2010 Volkswagen Golf complaints by year
NHTSA has received 69 owner complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Golf, the newest on July 18, 2024. Of these, 3 describe a crash (4%).
In complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Golf, the component group named most often is the fuel system, diesel (32%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the fuel/propulsion system (14%).
1 of the 2010 Volkswagen Golf's 4 recalls also concerns the fuel system, diesel.
Where 2010 Volkswagen Golf owners gave the mileage (56 complaints), the median was 33,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Diesel22
- Air Bags11
- Fuel/Propulsion System10
- Engine And Engine Cooling9
- Engine7
- Power Train7
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16 | |
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Golf peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 16. 64% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Volkswagen Golf drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Golf year in the same window: 4th highest of the 15 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 69 complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Golf are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Golf by model year
Other 2010 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: July 18, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted